What effect does the size of the top plate on a speaker stand have on
the sound. I am looking at some stands where the top plate is
somewhat smaller than the speakers footprint so some of the speaker
will hang over the edge of the stand.

wrote:
What effect does the size of the top plate on a speaker stand have on
the sound. I am looking at some stands where the top plate is
somewhat smaller than the speakers footprint so some of the speaker
will hang over the edge of the stand.

None, unless the speaker falls off.

--
Eiron.

" wrote:

What effect does the size of the top plate on a speaker stand have on
the sound. I am looking at some stands where the top plate is
somewhat smaller than the speakers footprint so some of the speaker
will hang over the edge of the stand.

The 'top plate' alone ? It has NO effect.

The entire cabinet has subtle effects on how the sound radiates but we're
talking
very subtle. Certainly not something to fret over in everyday situations
for domestic listening.

Graham

Thanks for the quick responses.

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:39:28 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

What effect does the size of the top plate on a speaker stand have on
the sound. I am looking at some stands where the top plate is
somewhat smaller than the speakers footprint so some of the speaker
will hang over the edge of the stand.

As long as it's big enough to support the speaker, no difference at
all. Though I'm sure you could ask elsewhere and get some audiophool
pseudo-science to suggest it did :-)

On a different subject. I just started to read some of the earlier
posts and came across the MI5 persecution posts that this forum is
full of. I read one where he described when he believes this
started. A day when a news reader started giggling at him. At first
I though he must work in Television and the news reader came over to
his house. But no, he means the news reader was on TV and giggled.
He believes it was at him. This guy is a loony isn't he?